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Synonym/Explanation
p. 72, par 2
 spectacularly
very impressive
p.72, par 4
 regional
a part of a country, of the world
p.73, par 3
 industry
big business

tourism
the activity of traveling to a place for pleasure

approach
to move or become near or nearer to something or someone

quarterback
player who leads a team to score by passing the ball to other players

decades
a period of 10 years

swarm
a very large number of insects moving together

presence
being present
p.74, par 5
 corny
old-fashioned and silly or sentimental

turquoise
bluish-green color
p.75, par 3
 tailback
player on offense who runs with the ball and blocks

spare
something extra that can be used if it is needed
p.75, par 4
 treated
act toward

full-scale
not limited in any way

treatment
act toward someone or something
p.75, par 5
 segregated
to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion, etc.

economy
a country's money

professor
a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
p.75, par 6
 ecological
science that deals with groups of living things and their environments

commuting
to travel regularly to and from where you live and where you work
p.76, par 1
 banner
big sign

measure
a way of judging something

journalism
writing, and editing news stories

irony
the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think
p.76, par 3
 "Scuse me"
slang for excuse me

eye contact
to look at each other directly

top-of-the-line
the best money can buy

avoiding
staying away from
p. 77, par 1
 bulged
to stick out

designer
expensive

clenched
tight

"easy on the eyes"
nice looking

Whites
a last name

black
African -American
p. 77, par 3
 tense
nervous and not able to relax
p. 77, par 4
 recover
get back to normal

"cracking a smile"
showing a smile

jocks
atheletes
p. 77, par 6
 broader
wider

"under the circumstances"
in this situation

zip
impact
p. 77, par 7
 standard English
English learned in school
p. 78, par 1
 giggled
laughed
p. 78, par 2
 center
someone who plays a middle position on a team

league
a group of sports teams that play against each other
p. 78, par 4
 clippings
an article that has been cut out of a newspaper or magazine
p. 78, par 5
 punter
a player who drops a ball and kicks it before it touches the ground

place-kicker
a kicker who kicks the ball that is put on or being held on the ground

current
right now

position
the particular place and job of a player on a sports team

D-tackle
positions near the center of the line of scrimmage
p. 78, par 6
 chatting
talking

accessorizing
matching clothes with jewelery, belts, hair items, and purses
p. 78, par 10
 lull
a brief time when an action or activity stops
p. 79, par 2
 mutterings
talk

bitter
feeling or showing a lot of hatred or anger

rivals
a person who tries to defeat or be more successful than another
p. 80, par 1
 identified
to show who someone is or what something is

ancestry
the people who were in your family in past times

Native
first Americans
p. 80, par 2
 good nature
friendly, pleasant, or cheerful

hostile
not friendly : having or showing unfriendly feelings

booze
alcoholic drinks

tractor-trailer
a large truck with a long trailer attached to the back of it

pickup
truck

skidded
to slide
p. 80, par 3
 relative
family member
p. 81, par 3
 beaming
to smile happily
p. 81, par 5
 take a snap
catch a ball that was passed back
p. 81, par 7
 "sucked"
not good at doing something
p 81, par 8
 "bawl him out"
yelled at him

receivers
player who catch passes thrown by the quarterback

bullets
a football thrown at a fast speed

touch passes
a soft toss
p. 81, par 9
 humming a tune
to sing the notes of a song while keeping your lips closed
p. 81, par 10
 convinced
completely certain or sure about something

rhythm
a regular, repeated pattern of events, changes, activities

the key
something that is necessary in order to do or achieve something
p. 82, par 1
 bad blood
feelings of dislike between two people or groups
p. 82, par 5
 praise
to say good things about someone

"hang back"
to be unwilling to do something

"pressing my luck"
taking more risks than you should
p. 82, par 6
 passes
footballs thrown to teammate

"put it aside"
to stop worrying or thinking about (something)

"the whistle blew"
the game started
p. 83, par 1
 bellowed
to shout in a deep voice

"beet red"
red in the face especially from embarrassment (beet is a red plant)
p. 83, par 2
 "open man"
a player not defended and able to catch the ball
p. 83, par 3
 flushed
red because of heat or emotion
p. 83, par 4
 acquaintances
people you know who are not close friends

eligible
able to play due to good grades and good behavior
p. 83, par 7
 saying grace
praying before eating
p. 83, par 10
 race
one of the groups that people can be divided into based on skin color
p. 84, par 6
 "Trail of Tears"
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to move and thousands died
p. 84, par 11
 "n" word
Short for one of the most offensive words in English used by racisits.
p. 84, par 13
 lunged
to move toward in a forceful way
p. 85, par 2
 hissed
to say (something) in a loud or angry whisper
p. 85, par 8
 affirmative action
a policy established in 1965 to help minorities and women gain equality
p. 86, par 3
 beater
an old car that is in poor condition
p. 86, par 4
 rumor
information or a story that is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true
p. 87, par 1
 zip
zero
p. 87, par 9
 exasperation
the state of being very annoyed or upset
p. 88, par 1
 phony
fake, not real
p. 88, par 5
 clenched his fists
closed his hands tightly
p. 88, par 8
 undefeated
never lost a game
p. 89, par 3
 life preserver
a floating device that is designed to save you from drowning